First light
07:08
Copenhagen, Denmark
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Copenhagen (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:45
Sunset
18:04
Last light
18:41
Day length
10 h 18 min
Solar noon
12:54
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:45 | 18:04 | 10 h 18 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:47 | 18:01 | 10 h 14 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:49 | 17:59 | 10 h 09 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:51 | 17:56 | 10 h 05 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:54 | 17:54 | 10 h 00 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:56 | 17:52 | 9 h 56 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:58 | 17:49 | 9 h 52 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:29 | 16:08 | 7 h 39 min |
| February | 07:34 | 17:12 | 9 h 38 min |
| March | 06:25 | 18:11 | 11 h 46 min |
| April | 06:05 | 20:14 | 14 h 08 min |
| May | 04:59 | 21:13 | 16 h 14 min |
| June | 04:25 | 21:54 | 17 h 30 min |
| July | 04:46 | 21:44 | 16 h 59 min |
| August | 05:41 | 20:47 | 15 h 06 min |
| September | 06:40 | 19:29 | 12 h 48 min |
| October | 07:39 | 18:11 | 10 h 32 min |
| November | 07:43 | 16:04 | 8 h 20 min |
| December | 08:32 | 15:36 | 7 h 04 min |
Copenhagen in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Day length swings by 10 h 31 min between 22 December (7 h 01 min) and 21 June (17 h 32 min), the 13th-widest swing of the 291 cities on Plain Almanac where the sun rises every day.
- The earliest sunset is at 15:36 (13 – 17 December), the 14th-earliest of the 291 cities on Plain Almanac.
| Longest day | 21 June - 17 h 32 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 7 h 01 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 04:25 (13 – 23 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 08:39 (27 – 31 December) |
| Earliest sunset | 15:36 (13 – 17 December) |
| Latest sunset | 21:58 (24 – 25 June) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:53 (25 October) to 13:16 (19 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 5 minutes a day, around 18 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:37 the day before, 19:39 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 17:49 the day before, 16:47 that day |
| Same clock as Brussels | 760 km to the south-west; the sun is 33 minutes earlier in Copenhagen |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q1748
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Copenhagen - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Denmark #
Currency
DKK kr
Plug type
C, E, F, K
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+45
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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